Where does “goldfinch” come from?

goldfinch (Middle English) comes from Old English goldfinċ, from Old English gold, from Proto-Germanic gulþą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

Ancestry of “goldfinch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgoldfinċgoldfinch bird
2Old Englishgoldgold
3Proto-Germanicgulþągold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “goldfinch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic gulþą →